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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 153 1036 954 592 533 1223 93651

Andrew T. Chan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew T. Chan between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew T. Chan published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 48.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 506 publications in 2023. 155 of the 1,989 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 506. Peak 506 publications in 2023. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 56 publications 2013: 74 publications 2014: 79 publications 2015: 94 publications 2016: 104 publications 2017: 75 publications 2018: 120 publications 2019: 101 publications 2020: 161 publications 2021: 189 publications 2022: 99 publications 2023: 506 publications 2024: 130 publications 2025: 25 publications
1985 2025

1,989 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew T. Chan: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 4
2004 5
2005 11
2006 12
2007 13
2008 22
2009 24
2010 28
2011 40
2012 56
2013 74
2014 79
2015 94
2016 104
2017 75
2018 120
2019 101
2020 161
2021 189
2022 99
2023 506
2024 130
2025 25
Total 1,989
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Andrew T. Chan publications per year - data summary

  • Andrew T. Chan, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, has 1,989 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 506 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 48.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 58.5 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 949 publications, 48% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 7 publications (0.5 per year); 1999-2012: 225 publications (16.1 per year); 2013-2025: 1,757 publications (135.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Andrew T. Chan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew T. Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,221–1,240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,223 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37 1,223
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Andrew T. Chan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Andrew T. Chan, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, records 1,223 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Andrew T. Chan, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Andrew T. Chan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Andrew T. Chan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew T. Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 152–153 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80 153
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Andrew T. Chan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Andrew T. Chan, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, records 153 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Andrew T. Chan, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Andrew T. Chan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Andrew T. Chan is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research with a focus on oncology, molecular biology, and genetics. Their work spans key areas such as colorectal cancer screening and detection, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, nutritional studies and diet, gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, cancer lipids and metabolism, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

The scientist has published nearly a thousand papers in the field of medicine, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research also delves into important subfields including oncology, molecular biology, surgery, genetics, and pathology and forensic medicine.

Frequent publication venues emphasize gastrointestinal and cancer research, including:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Among recent papers associated with Andrew T. Chan are several related to COVID-19, which include:

  • Attributes and predictors of long COVID (2021, Nature Medicine)
  • Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study (2020, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Vaccine side-effects and SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccination in users of the COVID Symptom Study app in the UK: a prospective observational study (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality (2020, Nature Communications)

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Mingyang Song
  • Edward L. Giovannucci
  • Shuji Ogino
  • Long H. Nguyen
  • David A. Drew

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Attributes and predictors of long COVID.

    Carole H. Sudre;Carole H. Sudre;Benjamin Murray;Thomas Varsavsky;Mark S. Graham

  • Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19.

    Cristina Menni;Ana M. Valdes;Ana M. Valdes;Maxim B. Freidin;Carole H. Sudre

  • Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Lower Endoscopy

    Reiko Nishihara;Kana Wu;Paul Lochhead;Teppei Morikawa

  • Trends in Prescription Drug Use Among Adults in the United States From 1999–2012

    Elizabeth D. Kantor;Colin D. Rehm;Jennifer S. Haas;Andrew T. Chan

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal carcinoma tissue and patient prognosis

    Kosuke Mima;Reiko Nishihara;Zhi Rong Qian;Yin Cao

  • Physical Activity and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

    Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Edward L. Giovannucci;Michelle D. Holmes;Andrew T. Chan

  • Aspirin use, tumor PIK3CA mutation, and colorectal-cancer survival.

    Xiaoyun Liao;Paul Lochhead;Reiko Nishihara;Teppei Morikawa

  • Vaccine side-effects and SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccination in users of the COVID Symptom Study app in the UK: a prospective observational study.

    Cristina Menni;Kerstin Kläser;Anna C May;Lorenzo Polidori

  • Genomic Correlates of Immune-Cell Infiltrates in Colorectal Carcinoma

    Marios Giannakis;Marios Giannakis;Marios Giannakis;Xinmeng Jasmine Mu;Xinmeng Jasmine Mu;Xinmeng Jasmine Mu;Sachet A. Shukla;Sachet A. Shukla;Zhi Rong Qian

  • Negative feedback control of neuronal activity by microglia

    Ana Badimon;Hayley J. Strasburger;Pinar Ayata;Xinhong Chen

  • Aspirin and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Relation to the Expression of COX-2

    Andrew T Chan;Shuji Ogino;Charles S Fuchs

  • SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality.

    Jesse Fajnzylber;James Regan;Kendyll Coxen;Heather Corry

  • Primary prevention of colorectal cancer.

    Andrew T. Chan;Andrew T. Chan;Edward L. Giovannucci;Edward L. Giovannucci

  • Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality.

    Mingyang Song;Teresa T. Fung;Frank B. Hu;Walter C. Willett;Walter C. Willett

  • Nutrients, Foods, and Colorectal Cancer Prevention

    Mingyang Song;Wendy S. Garrett;Andrew T. Chan;Andrew T. Chan

  • A Prospective Study of Long-term Intake of Dietary Fiber and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan;Hamed Khalili;Gauree G. Konijeti;Leslie M. Higuchi

  • Relating the metatranscriptome and metagenome of the human gut

    Eric A. Franzosa;Xochitl C. Morgan;Nicola Segata;Levi Waldron

  • Aspirin Use and Survival After Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

    Andrew T. Chan;Shuji Ogino;Charles S. Fuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuji Ogino
Shuji Ogino Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mingyang Song
Mingyang Song Harvard University
Kana Wu
Kana Wu Harvard University
Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt Harvard University
Martha L. Slattery
Martha L. Slattery University of Utah

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